Secondary Education at Missouri State University - Springfield

Every secondary education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the secondary teaching program at Missouri State University - Springfield stacks up to those at other schools.

Missouri State is located in Springfield, Missouri and has a total student population of 23,505. Of the 459 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Missouri State University - Springfield in 2021, 108 of them were secondary education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Secondary Education section at the bottom of this page.

Missouri State Secondary Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Secondary Teaching
• Master’s Degree in Secondary Teaching

Missouri State Secondary Education Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks secondary teaching programs across the country. The following shows how Missouri State performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The secondary teaching major at Missouri State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Secondary Education. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Secondary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	27
Most Focused Secondary Education Graduate Certificate Schools	32
Most Focused Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	58
Most Focused Secondary Education Schools	97
Best Secondary Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	138
Most Focused Secondary Education Master’s Degree Schools	193
	240
Best Secondary Education Schools	272

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in secondary teaching from Missouri State. This makes it the #83 most popular school for secondary teaching master’s degree candidates in the country.

Secondary Teaching Student Demographics at Missouri State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the secondary teaching majors at Missouri State University - Springfield.

Missouri State Secondary Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 108 students earned a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching from Missouri State. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. The typical secondary teaching bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Missouri State since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 94% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in secondary teaching at Missouri State are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri State University - Springfield with a bachelor's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	101
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Missouri State Secondary Education Master’s Program

Of the 17 secondary teaching students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Missouri State, about 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a secondary teaching master's degree from Missouri State, 82% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Missouri State University - Springfield with a master's in secondary teaching.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Missouri State also has a doctoral program available in secondary teaching. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education & Teaching
• Teacher Development & Methodology
• Early Childhood Education
• Elementary Education

Careers That Secondary Teaching Grads May Go Into

A degree in secondary teaching can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MO, the home state for Missouri State University - Springfield.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.